IIAS WES Clusters (AAAS & ANTH)

The Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies (IIAS) at É«É«À² Michigan University offers many courses that meet requirements for É«É«À² Essential Studies (WES). Explore the cluster groupings below to find courses to satisfy WES Category and Component requirements.
 

Cluster# 1 - Social Justice, Activism and Civic Engagement 

Cluster #2 - Gender and Intersectionality   

Cluster #3 - Global Consciousness and Human Rights   

Cluster #4 - Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies   

Cluster #5 - Global Diversity   

WES Requirements   Category Keys

IIAS Cluster #1—Social Justice, Activism and Civic Engagement

CourseTitleWES LevelCategoryDiversity
Inclusion 
Component (DI)*
Planetary 
Sustainability 
Component (PS)**
AAAS 2100Forms of Black Consciousness1SC  
AAAS 2800Serious Laughter, African American Humor2SCX 
AAAS 2800The 1619 Project2SCX 
AAAS 2800Rebellions and Revolution in the Black World2SCX 
AAAS 2800Black Lives Matter: Race, State Violence, and Social Movements2SCX 
AAAS 2800Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective2SCX 
Forensic Anthropology2LP  
Ethnicity/Multiculturalism3LNPX 

IIAS Cluster #2 – Gender and Intersectionality

CourseTitleWES LevelCategoryDiversity
Inclusion
Component (DI)*
Planetary
Sustainability
Component (PS)**
AAAS 2800Black Feminist Thought2SCX 
AAAS 2800Beyonce & Black Feminisms2SCX 
AAAS 2800Motherhood Denied: Race, Class, Gender, and 
Reproductive Rights
2SCX 
AAAS 3100The Black woman: Historical Perspective/Contemporary Status3LNPX 
AAAS 3900Women Writers in Contemporary Black Literature from 
19th Century to the Present
3GPX 

IIAS Cluster #3 – Global Consciousness and Human Rights

CourseTitleWES LevelCategoryDiversity
Inclusion
Component (DI)*
Planetary
Sustainability
Component (PS)**
AAAS 2000Introduction to AAAS1IE  
AAAS 2100Forms of Black Consciousness1IE  
AAAS 2800Global Africa: Past and Present2SCX 
AAAS 2800Apartheid South Africa2SCX 
AAAS 2800Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective2SCX 
AAAS 3000African American History, Culture and Experience to 18652SCX 
AAAS 3010African American History, Culture and Experience, 1866 
Present
2SCX 
AAAS 2800/
African Diaspora2/3SC/GPX 
ANTH 4530Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights3GP  

IIAS Cluster #4 – Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability Studies

CourseTitleWES LevelCategoryDiversity
Inclusion
Component (DI)*
Planetary
Sustainability
Component (PS)**
AAAS 2800Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective        2SCX 
AAAS 2800Climate Change in African American Communities2SCX 
Principles of Cultural Anthropology2SC X
ANTH 3300Anthropology of Climate Change3GP  
World Cultures: TBA (ex: Asia)3GP X
Cultures of Latin America3GP X

IIAS Cluster #5 – Global Diversity

CourseTitleWES LevelCategoryDiversity
Inclusion
Component (DI)*
Planetary
Sustainability
Component (PS)**
Peoples of the World1IE  
Race, Biology, and Culture2STX 
Principles of Cultural Anthropology2SC X
Intro Biological Anthropology2LS  
Anthropology through Film2ATP  
Indigenous North America2SCX 
AAAS 2800The 1619 Project2SCX 
AAAS 2800Roots of Jazz2SCX 
AAAS 2800Rebellions and Revolution in the Black World2SCX 
AAAS 2800Apartheid South Africa2SCX 
AAAS 2800Motherhood Denied: Race, Class, Gender, and Reproductive Rights2SCX 
AAAS 2800Black Lives Matter: Race, State Violence, and Social Movements2SCX 
AAAS 2800Gender and Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective2SCX 
AAAS 2800Serious Laughter: African American Humor2SCX 
AAAS 2800African Diaspora: The Americas2/3SC/GPX 
Ethnicity/Multiculturalism3LNPX 
World Cultures: TBA (usually Asia)3GP X
/
AAAS 2800
The African Diaspora: Peoples and Cultures3GPX 
Cultures of Latin America3GP X

 

WES Requirements

(12 Courses)WES Requirements
4 CoursesLevel 1: Foundations
6 CoursesLevel 2: Exploration & Discovery
2 CoursesLevel 3: Connections

Category Keys

KeyCategory
ATPArtistic Theory and Practice
GPGlobal Perspectives
IEInquiry & Engagement
LNP Local & National Perspectives
LS Scientific Literacy with a Lab
SC Societies & Culture
ST Science and Technology

PLEASE NOTE: No more than three courses can be taken with the same prefix.

*Courses designated as DI fulfill the Diversity & Inclusion requirement of one course in Level 2 or 3. 
**Courses designated as PS fulfill the Planetary Sustainability requirement of one course in Level 2 or 3.